Physics GCSE
parallel emergent ray
What parallel emergent ray means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The ray leaving the glass, which speeds up and bends away from the normal by the same amount, so for a rectangular block it is parallel to the original incident ray but displaced sideways.
Topics that use parallel emergent ray
- Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- bending towards the normal
- change of speed
- explaining refraction
- longitudinal wave
- period
- refraction
- spacing and wavelength
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